ingenue

Meaning

1. An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman.
2. A dramatic role of such a woman; an actress playing such a role.
3. (alt-of, misspelling, rare) Misspelling of ingenu.

Translations

Unschuld

naive

naives Mädchen

αφελής κόρη

ingenua

inocente

😇

ingenua

الفتاة الساذجة

saf kız

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑnʒənu/

Etymology

Borrowed from French ingénue, the feminine form of ingénu (“guileless”), originally from the Latin ingenuus (“ingenuous”).